Riddick was formerly a personnel man with the Eagles when Andy Reid was head coach of the team. So he is familiar with Reid and the types of players that fit his system.

If you check out the video above the Chiefs are ranked extremely low on what ESPN calls the ‘Quarterback Confidence Index’. The Chiefs are listed at No. 27 with only Miami, Cleveland, Arizona, New York (Jets), and Buffalo behind them.

When Riddick saw where the Chiefs were ranked he quickly jumps to the defense on Patrick Mahomes and the team.

“This is the one for me. The Kansas City Chiefs. I know we are talking about quarterback confidence and not quarterback hope. They’re not hoping Patrick Mahomes is good. They are confident that Patrick Mahomes is great,” Said Riddick. “I think this one right here, it’s way too low. I would take Patrick Mahomes over just about any quarterback in this list. I would stack him up against anyone. I think he’s going to absolutely set the league on fire next year. I think Andy Reid is on to something down there in Kansas City”

Those are some pretty strong opinions from Riddick on Mahomes and how the Chiefs organization feels about him. If Mahomes wasn’t ready to go out there and light it up I have a feeling that the Chiefs would still have No. 11 on the roster.

It feels good to finally have at least one supporter in the national media, who isn’t consistently hedging their bets on Mahomes. The confidence that the team has in Mahomes, to take over and not miss a beat, has to be meaningful.

Franchises don’t just ditch a quarterback that has led the team to the playoffs in four out the last five seasons for any old stick in the mud. They do it when they have a great player sitting in the wings.

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